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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090254963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL CHANNEL SERVICE A method and an apparatus for providing a virtual channel service are disclosed. The method includes maintaining a contents list recorded in a personal video recorder and a virtual channel information, determining a playback order of recorded contents included in the li... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090254381 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING AN ESCROW ACCOUNT FOR REIMBURSING ADMINISTRATORS OF PAYMENTS A loss ledger system to process third party fund requests on a daily basis, track historical requests, process validation on each request, maintain suspense/escrow and loss ledgers, and provide reconciliation assistance for accounting and claims processing departments. ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090254290 | Method for estimating remaining capacity of battery The present invention provides a method for estimating a remaining capacity of a battery. The method comprises: measuring a current value, a voltage value and temperature of the battery; correcting the current value based on the voltage value; calculating a current inte... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090254248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RECORD OF VEHICLES A system for managing records of vehicles comprises an equipment unit for creating and transmitting parking/stopping data of the vehicle; and a main system for receiving the parking/stopping data of the vehicle from the equipment unit and classifying, accumulating, and ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090253827 | Resin Particle and Resin Dispersion Resin particles which are excellent in electrostatic property, thermal storage stability and thermal properties, and have evenness of particle diameter are to be provided. The resin particles are core-shell resin particles (C2) each comprising one or more film-like shel... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090253789 | Preventive/Remedy for Arteriosclerotic Disease and Method of Evaluating Therapeutic Procedure There is provided an evaluation method of effect of a remedy or a therapeutic procedure for atherosclerosis directly or indirectly acting on a substance having a nature of exacerbating atherosclerosis (particularly, a protein) and being present in an atherosclerotic les... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090253762 | PREPARATION AND USE OF ARYL ALKYL ACID DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY This invention relates to certain aryl alkyl acid compounds, compositions, and methods for treating or preventing obesity and related diseases.... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090253694 | Fused hetrocyclic compounds This invention provides fused heterocyclic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of, inter alia, IL-12 related disease and disorders.... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090253316 | Multi-cylinder engine fuel control method, engine fuel injection amount control method and engine operation state discrimination method using the same, propulsion apparatus for multiple engines, and fuel injection control method during crash astern in marine engine with reduction and reversal device Rotation recognition means for recognizing a revolution of a crankshaft based on the cylinders before the combustion cycle of a cylinder in question is provided. When the supply of fuel by injection from an injector to a certain cylinder of the six cylinders has become ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090253311 | Rescue terminal structure A block body made of insulating synthetic resin has a terminal supporting plate in one piece therewith. A plurality of elongated ribs project on one surface of the terminal supporting plate and a rescue terminal is arranged on the other surface of the terminal supportin... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090253294 | TERMINAL LOCK DEVICE FOR SCREW LOCK TERMINAL For preventing incomplete lock of a terminal at lock leaves of a connection box main body, and locking the terminal smoothly and securely at the lock leaves, a terminal lock device includes a connection box main body made of insulation resin, having a surrounding wall f... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090253090 | System for controlling atmosphere gas inside furnace A system for controlling atmospheric gas inside a furnace may include a furnace into which an atmospheric gas is charged for thermaltreating carbon steel, a flow control portion that is connected to the furnace for controlling the flow of the atmospheric gas, a gas gene... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090252927 | MULTI-PURPOSE WEDGE FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS A multi-purpose wedge, with a body having two generally opposed tapering surfaces that meet at a real or imaginary edge, a core made from a first fire resistant material, a coating of a second fire resistant material, and an optional layer of photoluminescent material d... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090252805 | Film-Coated and/or Granulated Calcium-Containing Compounds and Use Thereof in Pharmaceutical Compositions Calcium-containing compounds have been at least partly film-coated and/or granulated with a water-soluble substance and a water-soluble polymeric substance and use of such coated compounds in pharmaceutical compositions. The at least partly film-coated and/or granulated... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090252788 | Balsalazide formulations and manufacture and use thereof The invention relates to formulations and dosage schedules of balsalazide. The invention further relates to methods of producing pharmaceutical formulations of balsalazide.... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090252522 | Recording Apparatus, Computer, and Recording System A recording apparatus connected to a computer executes jobs in a desired order at the time of carrying out plural jobs transmitted from the computer. A printer for carrying out plural jobs transmitted from the computer and recording an image on a recording medium regist... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090252516 | Image forming apparatus and method for controlling image forming apparatus Related is an image forming apparatus by electrophotography having a function of performing adjustment of image quality when performing image formation. The image forming apparatus includes a detection portion for detecting a fixing temperature of a fixing apparatus; a ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090252087 | Wireless-linked remote ecological environment monitoring system A wireless-linked remote ecological environment monitoring system is proposed, which is characterized by the use of a sensor network such as WSN (wireless sensor network) installed at the remote site for collecting ecological data, and the use of a public wireless commu... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090252032 | Wireless sensor network gateway unit with failed link auto-redirecting capability A wireless sensor network gateway unit is proposed, which is designed for integration to a wireless sensor network (WSN) for providing a gateway function with a failed link auto-redirecting capability for the wireless sensor network. The proposed WSN gateway unit is cha... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090251800 | Camera Module On an outer peripheral portion of an adjusting lens holder (11), a ring-shaped first protrusion (12) is arranged to protrude to a housing (3). On an inner peripheral portion of the housing (3), a ring-shaped second protrusion (13) is a... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090251689 | LENS MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD APPLIED THEREIN A lens measuring device and method applied therein. The lens measuring device includes a light source, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and an image analysis module. The method includes enabling the light source to orderly pass through the first polarizer, a lens ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090251576 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EQUIPMENT A solid-state image capturing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged; a driving circuit for driving each pixel of the pixel array; and a power supply circuit for stepping down an external source v... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090251521 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS A liquid ejecting apparatus is provided. A transport mechanism is that transports a sheet in a first direction. A liquid ejecting head is configured to eject liquid onto the sheet. The transport mechanism includes: a plurality of transport belts that transports the shee... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090251503 | Printing devise, control method for a printing device, a program, and a recording medium A printing device having a function that adjusts for deviation that occurs between ink droplet landing positions during bidirectional printing in which ink droplets of a plurality of dot sizes are discharged to print images on a print medium, comprising a print head tha... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090251499 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting method A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a printing head that ejects liquid to form dots on a recording medium; a head driving section that performs a main scanning for the printing head; a transporting section that performs a sub-scanning for the recording medium; an imag... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090251416 | Operating device and image forming apparatus An operating device for controlling an apparatus as an object of control, in accordance with an instruction by a user includes a panel having a main surface, a hardware key provided on the main surface, and a display unit formed of electronic paper, provided in relation... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090251314 | Back-end host server unit for remote ecological environment monitoring system A back-end host server unit for remote ecological environment monitoring system is designed to provide a back-end host server function for a front-end gateway unit and sensor network, such as WSN (Wireless Sensor Network) installed at a remote site such as farmland. Thi... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250903 | Nesting stabilizer A nesting stabilizing device for limiting the rotation of accessories connecting to a hitch receiver with an outward end defining an opening. The outward end of the hitch receiver has a protruding ring about the outward surface, fully encompassing the outward end. The n... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250885 | Connector seal The present invention is to provide a connector seal allowing an accurate inspection of presence of an incorrectly formed bore in a terminal insertion bore of the connector seal. A connector seal includes a seal main body and a plurality of terminal insertion bores. Eac... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250670 | PHOTOCHROMIC FILMS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Disclosed is a photochromic film for automobiles prepared by curing a photochromic composition comprising an acrylic resin, a crosslinking agent having an intramolecular UV stabilizing structure, and a photochromic dye, a preparation method of the photochromic film for ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250538 | Swing hammer for particulate size reduction system The invention provides a particulate size reduction system including a grinding chamber, a center shaft defining an axis of rotation and configured for rotational motion within the grinding chamber, a wheel assembly mounted on the center shaft and at least one swing ham... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250237 | Bus bar mounting assembly The present invention is intended to provide a novel assembly for properly or accurately mounting the terminal portion of the bus bar on the terminal-accommodating portion of a body for an electric junction box without doing any harm to an electrical conduit(s) which is... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250186 | Cooling System for low pressure casting device A cooling system for a low pressure casting device, which includes an upper mold provided with a core portion of a spark plug and an upper die, a lower mold provided with a mold portion of a combustion chamber and a lower die, and side molds, may include i) a coolant su... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250126 | Fluid Control Device There is provided a fluid control device having no dead volume. A fluid flow path is constituted by a loop-shaped flow-path portion L, and a first inlet flow-path portion B1, a second inlet flow-path portion B2 and a common ou... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090248904 | USB host, control method thereof, computer program, USB hub and USB device A USB host is provided which is configured to be capable of connecting thereto a USB device via a USB hub, the USB host including, a combination storage unit that stores therein an upgrade allowable combination, for which upgrading of a capability of the USB device is a... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090248752 | Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus, even when power supply to the apparatus is stopped, it is possible to let the user recognize that an electronic file to be used has been erased, and that a necessary electronic file will be erased when the apparatus is to be used after nex... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090248227 | Multi-cylinder engine fuel control method, engine fuel injection amount control method and engine operation state discrimination method using the same, propulsion apparatus for multiple engines, and fuel injection control method during crash astern in marine engine with reduction and reversal device Rotation recognition means for recognizing a revolution of a crankshaft based on the cylinders before the combustion cycle of a cylinder in question is provided. When the supply of fuel by injection from an injector to a certain cylinder of the six cylinders has become ... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090247671 | Solvent-free polyurethane-based artificial leather having the texture of human skin and the preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a solvent-free polyurethane-based artificial leather having the texture of human skin, and particularly to artificial leather comprising soy protein isolate and solvent-free polyurethane resin, where the use of soy protein isolate provid... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090247471 | INHIBITORS OF CRUZIPAIN AND OTHER CYSTEINE PROTEASES Compounds of general formula (I) or general formula (II):— wherein R1, P1, P2, Q, Y, (X)o, (W)n, (V)m, Z and U are as defined in the specifi... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090247104 | VEHICLE ANTENNA A vehicle antenna includes a first Automatic Gain Control (AGC) unit and a second AGC unit. The first AGC unit may attenuate an input signal based on the strength of the input signal, and then output the attenuated signal to a transistor. The second AGC unit may control... | 10/01/2009 |
